Hough: Working together to help lift up children

11:44 PM,
Dec. 28, 2013

Written by

David
HOUGH

This is Part III in the series of "a culture that transcends cultures, i.e., poverty."

The phrase "It takes a village to raise a child" may be blasť, so let's give it a twist and say that creative communities come together for kids. Translation: A host of human resources must work together to lift families out of cyclical poverty, and caring for children is a must.

An idea hit me after touring Westport Park, the latest in an impressive list of developments by Marie and Joe Carmichael as part of their Affordable Homes Development. ...